SETTLEMENT IN CAR NICOBAR According to the history, in the beginning there were only a few people who inhabited the island of Car Nicobar,and all of them lived in the first village,They divided the island among themselves,from the forest in the interior portion of the sea close to the shore where the principal fishing to be had,and the island continued in the possession of their families ever since.Right to the land passes on patrillineally.with the eldest son becoming the landholder when the father dies,but with the access to itsResources open to every member. With the land generally goes the responsibility to look after and take care of the rest of the family, which therefore defines not just the nuclear family of the eldest son,nor either the nuclear family of the father, but the families of his father's brothers and his grandfathers brother's, along with all the members that each has acquired down the line.The entire family comprises a tuhet. Land is not divided amongst the various sons and members,but tradition permits a Nicobarese ,of the tuhet or even outside ,to approach a landlord nad request permission to usufructory rights to a portion of land,which if landlord us not using or planning to to use to himself,tradition persuades him to give;and such land then continues in the procession of the user till the crop is harvested.The period may be one year, in case of vegetables, or thirty -forty years ,in the case of coconuts.The land is thus cultivated by various member of the family,and each is enttled to the fruits of his labour,with the obligation of the Head to contribute to the feast,but otherwise free to keep his own pigs,grow his own vegetables and rasie his own coconut trees.Nicobarese VillageIt is easy to imagine how a Nicobarese village must have grown. As the family grew in size ,from living together under the main pati tuhet,boys and girls who got married would have built themselves smaller huts in the vicinity of the tuhet to raise their own families,even a sthey continued to be part of the family taliko and cook together, contributing the produce from their own usufruct to the kitchen,or being to that extent to a deduction from the produce from landlord's garden. It is easy,also,to appreciate how a such system built up a community spirit, security for the pld,orphaned and widowed, protection against destitution, and an acceptance of the benign authority of the tuhet head that have prevailed even to this day.

NICOBARESE HUTNicobarese live in permanent huts, which at one time, were also circular in shape, built not in the ground,but raised on slits about 7 feet above the ground and with split cane walls between the thatched, pie dish lalang grass roof and the split bamboo floor on cocoplam battens. Increasingly ,outside influences have led to a diversification in styles, and now rectangular, longitudinally ridged roof are far more common than the circular design; huts are being constructed with windows for ventilation ,balconies being incorporated now and then; and even concrete houses are now not uncommon in the larger villages. The entrance to the raised hut is through a trapdoor in this floor, approachable with the help of a bamboo ladder.A feature that the villages have retained is the cleanliness around the huts, which persists despite the free run given to pigs and ever increasing number of Pariah dogs. At one time ,the larger families used to stay close r to their coconut plantation, but over the years, the villages attained more compact appearance, growing around tuhets and filling up the spaces in between.There are four type of huts which comprise village, each for different use. The circular hut, called the ma pati tuhet is the principal house of a family ,in which they sleeps,resides and meets visitors. The taliko is the kitchen,where entire family's meal is cooked,which has ridged roof with long floor. The pati yong nyio nad pati kupah are respectively the communal birth and death houses situated in the area along the seashore, a little outside the village, called elpanam.Nicobari Huts are very beautiful and have unique architecture. The Nicobarese build these huts in circular shape, with a high thatched roof of grass and palm leaves. The huts are raised on piles about five to seven feet above the ground. The floor is big and round, made of small sticks, leaving tiny space in between two sticks. The cane floor allows the passage of air, and there is an overall air-conditioned effect. GEOGRAPHYCar Nicobar falls in betweenLittle AndamanandNancowrie. The area south to theTen-degree channelcomes under Car Nicobar headquarter. It is a flat fertile island covered with cluster of coconut palms and enchanting beaches with a roaring sea all around.Compared to theMiddle AndamanandSouth Andaman, Car Nicobar is a small island, having only 127km. There are 15 villages, the largest of which is named Malacca.The climate of Car Nicobar Island is tropical, as it is just 9 degree from the equator, with an annual rainfall of 400mm. The data of past ten year shows that the mean relative humidity in the Island is 79%, and the mean maximum temperature is of 30.20 C, and mean minimum temperature is 23.00 C.The soil analysis revealed high content of sand & clay hindering the growth of agricultural crops. The area of Car Nicobar is suitable for the plantation crops, andcoconutandarecanutare the major products, which are grown in the area.

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN CAR NICOBAR Car Nicobar, Nicobar Islandslatitude & longitude; 99'N 9249'E. Altitude;10 m (33 ft). Theaverage temperaturein CarNicobar, Nicobar Islands is 27.5 C (82 F). Therange ofaveragemonthly temperaturesis 2 C. The warmest average max/high temperatureis 32 C (90 F) in March & April. The coolest average min/low temperatureis 24 C (75 F) in September, October & November. Car Nicobar, Nicobar Islands receiveson average2509 mm (98.8 in) ofprecipitationannually or 209 mm (8.2 in) each month. On balance there are 119 days annually on which greater than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) ofprecipitation(rain, sleet, snow or hail) occurrs or 10 days on an average month. The month with the driest weather is February when on balance 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain, sleet, hail or snow falls across 2 days. The month with the wettest weather is September when on balance 328 mm (12.9 in) of rain, sleet, hail or snow falls across 15 days. Mean relative humidity for an average year is recorded as 84.9% and on amonthlybasis it ranges from 77% in February to 92% in October. On balance there are 0 days annually registering frostin CarNicobar, Nicobar Islands and in January there areon average0 days with frost.

Car Nicobar, Nicobar Islands Climate Graph(Metric |Imperial units)

GENERAL CLIMATE OF ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS Physiography-Rolling with hilly & flat land Total Geographical Area - 8249 sq.km.Location Longitude - 930 to 940 E Latitude - 60 to 140 NClimate. Climate-Tropical Humid Rainfall (Average) per annum- 3000 mm Maximum Temperature (Average) - 31.70C Minimum Temperature (Average) - 22.10C Relative Humidity - 85%